Increasing Inclusion: Did Anyone Mention Learning?
Keywords:
Inclusion, Mainstream, Education System, Special Educational Needs, SEN, Teaching Methodologies, Learning StylesAbstract
As the pace of including a wider range of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream schools increases so does the need for an honest debate about which system or systems offer the best quality of learning. This debate must be informed by an understanding of how pupils learn.
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